My heart so grieves: Music inspired by 16th century poets (The Marais Project and Elysian Fields)

The Marais Project and Dutch-born tenor Koen van Stade perform songs by John Dowland. After interval, in a truly unique juxtaposition, Elysian Fields, Australia’s only electric viola da gamba ensemble, takes the stage to present a range of repertoire including Matt McMahon’s ‘What Should I Say – Four Poems of Thomas Wyatt ‘, gorgeous settings of four poems by Thomas Wyatt, a courtier to Henry VIII.

Date and time: 3.00pm January 28, 2018. The Independent Theatre, North Sydney

Elysian Fields launches its Scandinavian Project which features original music inspired by the Nordic world as well as arrangements of Swedish and Scandinavian jazz and folk songs. World premieres by Matt Keegan, Siebe Pogson, Matt McMahon and Jenny Eriksson.

Most early music fans know that the viola da gamba is also known as the bass viol. It is less well known, perhaps, that there is also such a thing as a bass violin! Both the bass viol and bass violin were mainstays in French baroque music. In this concert we welcome bass violinist and co-founder of Salut! Baroque, Timothy Blomfield, in a program which features a cantata by Montéclair, music by Marais and other works that show off the two instruments. Jennifer and Timothy are joined by soprano Josie Ryan and lutenist, Tommie Andersson.

Snow in Summer (Evergreen Ensemble New South Wales tour with Jenny Eriksson)

Jenny Eriksson appears as guest artist in three shows with creative Melbourne early music group Evergreen Ensemble, in a program of Scottish baroque and folk music. With a passion for early and modern repertoire and an ability to seamlessly cross the genres and performance styles of folk and art-music, Evergreen Ensemble are up and coming artists with a unique musical language.

Date and time: 8.00pm October 6, 2018 Blue Mountains Theatre, New South Wales